The Vancouver Canucks battle the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in NHL betting action at Rogers Arena.

The Red Wings will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 13-10-5 this season, while the Canucks are 13-7-6. Detroit is 11-14-3 on the totals; Vancouver is 12-11-3.



View Detroit vs Vancouver Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Canucks at No. 18 and the Red Wings at No. 19 heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Vancouver's No. 12-ranked offense (2.9 goals per game) against a Red Wings defense that ranks No. 9 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Canucks Sportsbook has clicked at a 14.4% rate while the Red Wings have a 79% rate on the penalty kill.

Detroit was a 3-2 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Oilers. They won as -108 favorites, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of PUSH bettors.

Last time out for Vancouver, they were a 7-4 Sportsbook as they battled the Predators at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Canucks at -165 were rewarded, while the 11 goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.


Detroit Red Wings Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Edmonton are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Vancouver Canucks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing San Jose are 6-4
After playing Nashville are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

A few Red Wings at Canucks trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Vancouver's last 14 games


Next up:
Detroit home to Minnesota, Wednesday, March 20
Vancouver home to Minnesota, Monday, March 18